Washington Parish Municipal Court Warrants
A municipal warrant is city or town business. It grows out of ordinance cases, traffic tickets, and missed court dates handled in that town's own court. It is not a district court warrant. It rarely appears on a sheriff's list, either. That separation matters more than people expect. Bogalusa City Court and the Franklinton mayor's court each keep their own files, set their own sessions, and answer their own status questions in Washington Parish. A caller who starts with the wrong office can lose a full day. Only the judge who issued the process can recall it, and the clerk is usually the one who can read the file aloud.
Washington Parish Court Warrants in Bogalusa
Bogalusa City Court dates to 1914 and covers the whole Fourth Ward of Washington Parish. Its published jurisdiction spans civil, criminal, and traffic work. Juvenile matters and adult misdemeanors fall inside it. Judge David Merlin Duke is listed for the court. The clerk answers at 985-732-6204, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The court sits at 202 Arkansas Avenue, with mail going to P.O. Box 518 in Bogalusa. For a Bogalusa citation, the city's court page is the place to start: Bogalusa City Court, which sets out the court's jurisdiction and hours.
That page lists jurisdiction and hours for the court in Washington Parish. It posts no warrant roster, so warrant status still comes from the clerk or the judge.
Washington Parish Cities With Municipal Courts
Four incorporated places sit in Washington Parish. Each one routes court matters differently. The city court, the mayor's courts, and a ward justice court are three separate channels, so match the paper to the place that issued it.
| City or Ward | Court | Types of Cases | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogalusa | Bogalusa City Court | Traffic, adult misdemeanor, juvenile, civil, ordinance | 985-732-6204 |
| Franklinton | Mayor's Court at Town Hall | Town Code violations, traffic summonses, listed misdemeanors | 985-839-3569 |
| Angie | Local police and court routing | Municipal ordinance and traffic matters | 985-986-2444 |
| Varnado | Village court, contact to be confirmed | Municipal process, custodian not published | Verify before you call |
| Ward level | Justice of the peace courts | Limited-jurisdiction matters | State justice court directory |
Franklinton Municipal Warrants in Washington Parish
Franklinton's mayor's court in Washington Parish handles misdemeanor traffic summonses, misdemeanor arrests and summonses, and Town Code violations written by town police. It convenes the second Monday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Town Hall chambers. Commissioner Dan Foil is the listed magistrate. Town Hall sits at 301 11th Avenue, and the court answers at 985-839-3569. Franklinton lists more than one police number on its own pages. Confirm the current one before you send anything. The town's court page carries the session details: Franklinton Mayor's Court.
A monthly session is a court date, not a warrant counter. Before appearing in this Washington Parish court, ask whether your case needs a new setting or a judge's order.
Checking a Municipal Court Warrant
Call the city clerk first. Have the citation number in hand for any Washington Parish municipal warrant question, and work the channels in order until someone at a court confirms the file.
- Read the city or town name on the notice and call that court clerk before any other office.
- Ask whether the file shows an unpaid obligation, a failure to appear, or an active warrant.
- Ask whether the city warrant has been sent to the sheriff for service, and which office holds the return.
- Send a written request to the city records custodian when you need a document rather than an answer.
- Call the sheriff's records desk at 985-839-3434 when the notice names no court, and ask which clerk controls the matter.
Serving Washington Parish Municipal Warrants
Who serves a city warrant and who can cancel it are two different questions. Washington Parish treats them separately. City Marshal John Sumrall handles Bogalusa City Court process. A marshal, a municipal police officer, a sheriff, or a constable may serve process as the law and the court direct. State law describes the city marshal's role as the court's executive officer and service by a marshal, sheriff, or municipal police officer. None of that lets a marshal recall the paper. Only the issuing judge can recall a warrant, so ask the court rather than the officer who served it.
Inside a Municipal Court Warrant
A city court file is smaller than a district file. The fields a Washington Parish clerk reads off it are usually easy to follow.
| Court and Ward | Bogalusa City Court, a mayor's court, or a ward justice court, with the ward named. |
|---|---|
| Citation or Case Number | The number that matches the ticket or the court's own index entry. |
| Ordinance or Charge | The Town Code section, municipal ordinance, or traffic charge involved. |
| Missed Date | The appearance or payment date the court records as unmet. |
| Amount | The fine and costs, kept separate from any vendor service fee. |
| Status | Open, served, paid, recalled, or closed, in the court's own wording. |
Payment and Washington Parish Municipal Warrants
Bogalusa's city court page links a payment portal at pay.bogcitycourt.com. It is an official city route for Washington Parish payments. The portal handles money only, not warrant status.
Pay what you owe. Then call the Washington Parish court and ask for the entry showing the case is closed. A receipt from a payment page does not show that a judge recalled anything.
Angie and Varnado Warrants in Washington Parish
Angie and Varnado are incorporated villages in Washington Parish, and neither one publishes a warrant portal. So a warrant check starts with a phone call. Angie Police appears in two official directories at 64475 Cherry Street, with a phone number of 985-986-2444. Varnado's incorporated status comes from the state. An official audit confirms municipal government there too. That audit is history, not a current warrant procedure, so verify the village contact before sharing identification or payment details. Call the local agency first. Ask which court received the notice, and if the answer is the district court, take the question to the Washington Parish Clerk of Court.
How to Resolve a Municipal Court Warrant
Resolution of a Washington Parish municipal warrant runs through the city court that issued it, and that court decides which option it allows.
Warning: A city payment does not clear a Washington Parish municipal warrant on its own. Ask whether the court also requires an appearance, a new setting, or a signed recall order.
Ask the clerk which options the court accepts: payment in full, a payment plan, a new court date, or a motion asking the judge to recall the warrant. Then ask how you will receive written proof. Ask when the sheriff's system is updated too. City court process can also reach a most wanted list when an agency publishes one. A public list is not the court record. Keep the Washington Parish court's own confirmation rather than relying on a public page.